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Tony Lamons Gooch, III v. Tennessee

IFP petition · Supreme Court of Tennessee, Middle Division, No. M2022-01395-SC-R11-CD · judgment November 20, 2024


Certiorari denied · October 6, 2025

Question presented

" I. "When a State court judgment is shown that counsel of record was ineffective during all three phases of litigation including pre-trial, trial phase, and sentencing phase, and a defendant is permanently-barred from presenting the claim on appeal, after he raises the claim more than once, does that Appellate procedure result in a structural error? II. When a defendant is punished for two convictions arising from the same criminal offense, is that standard consistent with Congress Congressional Intent? III. Whether a State Supreme Court unconstitutionally forfeits an accused rights to be protected from double jeopardy when it instructs criminal defendants to file a motion for new trial in order to raise issues on appeal? (Issue Of First Impression) Filed 07/28/25 Page 2 of 33 (Ineffective Assistance Challenge Banned In State Court)

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Tony Lamons Gooch III

For respondent
Ronald Lacey Coleman
Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 06 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Sep 04 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
  3. Aug 29 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent Tennessee to respond filed.
  4. Dec 18 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 4, 2025)